Educators at Galveston Independent School District were awarded nearly $75,000 during the last school semester through the Galveston ISD Educational Foundation’s (GEF) Grants to Teachers and School program.

“The success of GEF is directly tied to the generosity and giving of our supporters,” remarked GEF’s board president Will Wright. “We can’t thank our donors enough for their support of GISD’s incredible educators.”

Books, literacy resources, technology, playground equipment, stand-up desks and learning materials for a variety of subjects are examples of what the spring 2016 Grants to Teachers and Schools program assisted in purchasing for GISD’s classrooms and campuses. The following teachers and administrators were awarded funds:

Combined with funding granted through the program last fall and other programs, such as the Julie Schmid Student Support Fund and Lisa Biffle Johnson Scholarship, GEF hopes to exceed last year’s total output of more than $170,000. GEF will release its 2015-16 impact report for the community in early fall.

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Due to the generosity of individuals, businesses and private foundations, the Galveston ISD Educational Foundation (GEF) awarded $75, 584.03 to Galveston Independent School District educators through the spring 2017 cycle of the Grants to Teachers and Schools program. Aiming to provide resources and learning materials to improve academic achievement, the projects below will impact reading, math, science, […]